Police said security cameras recorded images of the thieves as they made their way through the property.

The general manager of the resort first noticed something was wrong when he saw powdery white residue left behind by a discharged fire extinguisher in the parking lot.

“(I) went and looked at the video cameras and backed it off and watched the whole thing,” said Ross Boisvert.

What he saw was people roaming the ski area property, one of them carrying something that resembles a gun. The group, which included two young men and two young women, ended up at a utility shed where they severed and stole a pair of large copper cables that supply power to McIntyre’s snow guns.

"It's probably about $100, $200 in copper to them, and $3,000 to me," said Boisvert.

Police said surveillance video is clear enough that someone might be able to identify one or more of the thieves.

"Lighting was poor, but one of the individuals was described as being possibly white male or Hispanic, bushy hair, dark bushy hair. He was also wearing a light-colored T-shirt and wearing shorts, and he had a backpack on,” said Lt. Michael Hurley with the Manchester Police Department.

Investigators said if this is indeed a gun in the one man's hand, they can’t speculate on what he might have planned to do with it.

McIntyre Ski Area said the theft and resulting damage to their property will be repaired by winter, but they said this crime at a small, neighborhood operation hurts.

"Pretty low-life. It's very unfortunate. I wish they would just get a regular job,” said Boisvert.

Surveillance video also showed that the thieves were driving a small, black four-door vehicle. Anyone who recognizes the individuals in the video attached with this story is urged to call the Manchester Crimeline at 603-624-4040.

'S OFFICE CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE SELENA'S MURDER. NO PERSONS OF INTEREST HAVE YET BEEN MADE. THIEVES STOLE POSTED $2000 OF INDUSTRIAL COPPER FROM MCINTYRE SKI AREA IN MANCHESTER. SECURITY CAMERAS CAUGHT THEM ON TAPE. ONE OF THE THIEVES MAY HAVE BEEN CARRYING A GUN. A COULD HAVE BEEN A GUN OR A CUTTING TOOL. NO MATTER WHAT IT WAS, CLEARLY THESE FOUR INDIVIDUALS WERE UP TO NO GOOD AS THEY ENTERED THE MCINTYRE SKI AREA PROPERTY TUESDAY NIGHT. POLICE ARE HOPING YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE THE SUSPECTS AS THEY WERE CAPTURED ON SURVEILLANCE. THE GENERAL MANAGER OF MCINTYRE SKI AREA FIRST NOTICED NOTHING WAS WRONG WHEN HE SAW THE POWDERY WHITE RESIDUE LEFT BEHIND FROM A DISCHARGE CRACKS TO ASSURE IN HIS PARKING LOT. -- FROM A DISCHARGE FROM A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN HIS PARKING LOT. IT IS PROBABLY $100-$200 IN COPPER TO THEM. BUT ITS $3000 TO ME. IT IS CLEAR THAT SOMEBODY MAY BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ONE OR MORE THE SUSPECTS. ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS WAS DESCRIBED AS BEING POSSIBLY A WHITE MALE OR HISPANIC, BUSHY HAIR, DARK SHE HAIR. -- DARK BUSHY HAIR. HE WAS ALSO WEARING A LIGHT COLORED T-SHIRT AND HE HAD ON A BACK PACK. IF THIS IS INDEED A GUN, THEY CAN'T SPECULATE WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO WITH IT. THE THEFT AND RESULTING DAMAGE TO THEIR PROPERTY WILL BE REPAIRED BY WINTERTIME. BUT THEY SAY THIS CRIME IN A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD OPERATION HURTS. PRETTY LOWLIFE AND THIS IS VERY UNFORTUNATE. I JUST WISH THEY WOULD GET A REGULAR JOB. SURVEILLANCE ALSO SHOWS THAT THE SUSPECTS WERE TRAVELING IN A SMALL FOUR-DOOR BLACK VEHICLE AND ANYBODY THAT RECOGNIZES THEM OR HAS INFORMATION ABOUT THE